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WANT. Blue Apron

by Kendra Vizcaino-Lico

on 11/13/13 at 12:00 PM

Every Sunday I ask my husband the same question, "What do we want to eat for dinner this week?" After some trading of ideas we decide on something, go grocery shopping, and cook enough to last us through Friday. In theory, this saves us time, money, and the need to figure out what to eat every night. In reality, we get sick of it after two or three days, are not always home to eat dinner, and we end up freezing (and forgetting) it or, unfortunately, sometimes throwing the remainder away. We also tend to fall into the habit of rotating through the same few dishes and start to crave more interesting offerings after a while.

What would be the perfect solution to our dinner dilemma? Blue Apron. Once a week a box arrives at your door full of fresh, pre-measured ingredients sourced from local suppliers. You get the exact amount of food you need to prepare 3 nights of quick, easy, seasonal, healthy meals.

Founded in 2012, the company now delivers about 200,000 meals a week to areas across over 80% of the country. The Blue Apron team creates original recipes each week in their test kitchen and provides detailed recipes with color photos and step-by-step instructions to make your cooking experience as easy and organized as possible.

Beyond taking the planning and shopping aspects of dinner off your plate, Blue Apron brings a bevy of international ingredients and an amazing variety of meals. This way you get to sample exotic spices without the need to buy a whole bag and taste hard to find ingredients without searching all over town. Their past menus have included dishes like Za'atar Shrimp and Green Beans with Lemon Yogurt over Couscous, French Lentils with Sautéed Vegetables and Lamb Sausage, and Braised Chicken Thighs with Caramelized Peppers and Onion over Creamy Polenta. Not a meat eater? Blue Apron also offers a vegetarian option.

Oh, and I haven't mentioned the best part yet . . . it only costs $9.99 per person, per meal. Sign me up!